Instep-arch support.



No. 895,859. FATENTED AUG. z5, 1908. W. M. SGHGLL. NsTBP ARCH SUPPORT.

,PPLIGATION FILED MAR. 4, 1907.

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Specification o? Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 25, 1903.

Application filed March 1967. {erial No. 360,366.

Figure :t side eleyition et mi instep e l i ion einhofivmc mr invention i n 7 gli i .iottom pian 'View tuereoi'; oud, S11 3, 4 :ind 5 :iro detail sections, token pectively on lines Ilm-S, -v

Thr mg'houtthe (ironing like numerals of reler i lwoys to like ports.

i provi/ile in ini device a rcehaswplate, lo, preiofithly ol i spring met; l, such :is German lo Miinlinnlly arehednnil centrally ailcriill'f lient tor zipproiin'iatc confornistion with the natural imitep-:n'eli of 1, human foot everhiin iy the eustoimuy leu-ther i 11, :nod loving; secured thereti wei-piece s seperated longitudinal pi'iints n, tensnin (le rice, adapted for operation to draw tow-orti erich other or to press apart, according to the tiri on oi its operation, portions of the spring; plate lying longitudinally on opposite sirlcs o5 the highest trsuisyerse line ou the .pecilie emhofiuiont herein shown piste i() is loriniwi of two nieces, or L, o toe piece 1li" omi s heel 'p ne 1oz L line at the apex o t eil sloop; the line juncture i r hippe nmy li respect to each such s. tions in the aggregate s plete ided with the usual i' lirlie and in :i tra upturnefi portion lill iifiopteii to`u i( sui'fstuotii-iiy coniori i wi h the inside curve.-

turned Harige 13, slightly curved on the side suhstzn'itislly lzit trmisversely, the upturnefi portion 12 of the two plete members heine; ont sway to leave therchetween s l-shaped opening' indicated st 15, so as not to interfere with. the hinging movement of the two elements of the plate. The leather 'part 11 may he somewhat loosely connected to lthey jointed foot plete, es hy' rivets 1 7.

A The tension device heretofore adverteil to in the specific construction slimvn, comprises .i turn hnckle, whereof one screw member 1S,

tlf ttened :it its outer nl, :is at 19, is connecteil :is by rivet 20 with the'plate. portion 1(1, :mil 'the oppositely thrrmleil screw inemher sleeve '21, having therein apertures 22 'for `the I reception ot' :i turning lever, or ih any other way suitably :iirrzngell to hel conveniently. turno-1l.

is illustrated in lfig. 5, thoinillportion ofthe ,flanges 13 is cut away, es indicatori ot 23, to receive the slceyo 21. As indicated in iig. 4: the rivet connection of the screw members to the respective plate ineinhers is slightly loose to permit sirllicient play for the ope ation to he (,iescrihed. si n now that hy'turning tho sleeve. 21, tension muy he appiieil through the screw mem- `i ers 1% and 1S to the portions ol the piste 1() on opposite siiles oi the highest part of the normal srch, either to further elevato the zircncil por ion or to ilsttcn it, accordingly :is the screw sleeve is turned, the articulated two-piece structureo1PA the plate fl l) facilitating such adjustment ci the height ot tho a ch. in use i have found this mijnstnhility to he of gres" practical. imitant-eige. lllozirers of instep-srch supporters :tre usually greatly :innoycil in trie early stages of their use o1 the devices hy the constant pressure exerted upon the broken down :irch of the instep when the weight of the body is upon the feet. The process of forcing hack into posit-ion the hohes of the srch should for eoin'iort he s it wili he' linal elevation is reached.

lvertically free and springy, so that the Apressure at the apex of the arch .is not too rigorous for comfort.

While I have herein described 'in solne'detail a s ieeiie embodiment otmy invention, it will be apparent that the spirit ot my in vention is not limited to tho precise construetion shown and describedj7 and that minierous changes in the v)hysical embodiment of my invention may e made without deparH ture from its spirit and scopo.

Having thus described my invention,-what l claim and desireto secure by Letters Patent, of the United States: is:

1. In an instep-arch support, the combination with a springr metal plate longitudinally arehedto configuration approximating the normal arch of the human instep, ol a rigid tension device, connected to said plate at longitudinal points on opposite sides ol' the apex of the arch, and ar ringed lor operation to increase or decrease the height ol' the arch. 2. In a device of the character described, a foot plate, comprisingr two members articuiated on Aa transverse line, anda tension device connectingsueh members arranged tor operation to elevate or depress the point ol" articulation.

.In a device of the character described, a spring met-al plate longitudinally arc yd `to approximately the normal curve ot tl1e,areh

o' the human instep, and having eon'eeted therewith at relativelj,Y remote points on opposite sides of the apex of the arch a tension device, arranged for operation. to draw to gether or 'force apart the peints oi its connection on opposite sides of the apex ot the arched portion, the portion of the aroh he.

tween t 1e points oi attaehment ot said tension device being' vertically freefor spring action.

In a device ol the Character described, a' spring metal base plate longitudinal] `v arehed, and divided transversely into two sections, artieulated on a transverse line., and a turn buelile underlying` the areh and. crossing said hinged portion atjsuhstantiallv right angles, said turn buckle having' permanent eonnee tion'- at its opposite ends with the opposite I members ol` the articulated plate.

5. ln a. device ot the Character described, a spring metal base plate,limgitudinallj,T arched, and provided with an upturned side por tion Ztl, notched, as at i5, at .the apex of the longitudinal areh, and a tension adj usting device having,r opposite ends eonneeted with the )iate atpoints longitudinali)7 on. opposite sides of the ape); oit the arch.

in a device of the Character deseribed, a foot' plate, comprising;` two members arti-eun lated on a transverse line, and means for adjusting the angle of the members at the lin-eoi artieulation.

ln testimony' whereof l". hereunto set my' hand inthe presence of two witnesses.

l/VllildAivi M. SC HULL. fin the presence ol- GEO. T. MAY, Jr., MARY F. ALLEN. 

